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Background description:

After 2015, The International Organization for Standardization 4210: 2014 (ISO 4210:2014) will
be the most commonly used safety standard in global bicycle industry. Although ISO 4210 is not a

mandatory inspection standard in various economic markets, they are still requesting their bicycle
products suppliers to follow the basis of ISO 4210 safety requirements. However, this phenomenon

represents that they are unable to differentiate the quality and grade differences between bicycles
and spare parts. In order to keep up the competitiveness of our bicycle industry in the international

market, the technical expert committee of TBIS uses ISO 4210 as their investigation basis and

propose a higher level of product safety and standard service, to establish TBIS especially for this
purpose. To highlight on the quality, performance and reliability of those components that has

passed TBIS inspection, which have already exceeded the international standard. In the meantime,
TBIS is developing on the safety standard and testing technology on those bicycle parts that are

excluded in ISO 4210, to ensure the product and identify the differences between product

performance, which has become an important reference to drive the improvement on Taiwan
bicycle industry Research & Design units.

Establishment History

1st: [TBIS General Meeting (rev. NP) Discussion] Total 13 companies and 18 industry experts
participate, 2015.06.25.

2nd: [TBIS Working Draft (rev. WD) Discussion] Total 13 companies and 18 industry experts
participate, 2015.06.25.

3rd: [TBIS Committee Draft (rev.CD) Discussion] Total 14 companies and 22 industry experts

participate, 2015.07.21.
4th: [TBIS Enquiry stage (rev. DTS) Discussion] Total 15 companies and 19 industry experts

participate, 2015.09.02.

5th: [TBIS Approval Stage (rev. FDTS) Discussion] Total 17 companies and 19 industry experts
participate, 2015.10.28.

6th: [TBIS Subject Meeting] Total 17 companies and 19 industry experts participate, 2015.10.28.

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